Good Friday is very different than a funeral. At a funeral, we celebrate the blessings of someone's earthly life, but we also mourn the fact of their death. In the case of Jesus, his death is the very thing we gather to celebrate and remember. In fact, we prolong the remembrance. We dwell on the details. We even call this day "good." For we know why Jesus willingly endured the agony of the cross. It wasn't a tragic miscarriage of justice. Jesus suffered this punishment vicariously—in our place. He was pierced for our transgressions and crushed for our iniquities. Because he did, we are now right with our holy God. Jesus' punishment is our peace.

The Bible reading for this message is John 19:30.

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This message is Part 7 in our Lenten series: A Savior Like No Other and served as part of our Holy Week series: His Journey, Our Victory.

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As the sun set on Holy Thursday, the day marked the end of something old and the start of something new. The Old Covenant, which God had established through Moses, was two-sided. God's people would follow God's commands; God would bless his people. However, rather than providing God's people the opportunity to live up to God's demands, the Old Covenant only exposed their flaws. When God established his New Covenant, it was not a two-sided contract. It was more like a will, listing all the blessings God promised graciously to give his people. No matter who you are or what you have done, the blessings of the New Covenant are "for you." Eat the food Christ offers, and all your spiritual and eternal needs are satisfied. 

The Bible reading for this message is Luke 22:7-20.

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This message is part of our Holy Week series: His Journey, Our Victory.

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Jesus is a Savior like no other. We see this as Jesus confidently entrusts his spirit into the hands of his heaven Father with his dying breath. His work complete, Jesus gives his life for us. In doing so, he allows us to entrust our lives to our loving and forgiving Lord too.

The Bible reading for this message is Luke 23:46.

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This message is Part 6 in our Lenten midweek series: A Savior Like No Other.

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People often look to the judgment of experts. That poses a problem when it comes to Christ. The world’s experts and culturally elite generally see little value in Christ or his Word. Today we learn to evaluate the world’s experts properly. They might see heaven’s greatest treasure as trash. Fine. That treasure remains ours for the taking through Christ our Savior! 

The Bible reading for this message is Philippians 3:4b-14.

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This message is Part 5 in our Lenten weekend series: Crushed.

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Jesus is a Savior like no other. We see this clearly as Jesus suffers spiritual and physical torment in the darkness. Yet amid his suffering, we see Jesus show unbelievable self-restraint and above all, we see Jesus cling to his task of fulfilling Scripture. He comes to us in our suffering and affliction and forgets us not.

The Bible reading for this message is John 19:28.

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This message is Part 5 in our Lenten midweek series: A Savior Like No Other.

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We assume people get what they deserve. We assume what goes around comes around. We assume God helps those who helps themselves. And all those assumptions must be crushed. Got does not operate on the principle of merit but of grace. Like gravity, grace is a constant force at work in how God deals with us and how he wants us to deal with others. No one is beyond the reach of God's grace. God never turns it off. When the weight of our sin makes us fearful of God's condemnation, he reveals his grace yet again. 

The Bible reading for this message is Luke 15:1-2, 11-32.

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This message is Part 4 in our Lenten weekend series: Crushed.

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Remember your Savior Jesus loves you! May he bless you with his grace!

Jesus is a Savior like no other. We see this clearly as Jesus suffers spiritual and physical torment in the darkness. Yet amid his suffering, we see Jesus show unbelievable self-restraint and above all, we see Jesus cling to his task of fulfilling Scripture. He comes to us in our suffering and affliction and forgets us not.

The Bible reading for this message is Matthew 27:46.

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This message is Part 4 in our Lenten midweek series: A Savior Like No Other.

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Where is God? This is one of human beings' most frequently-asked and incorrectly-answered questions. We are tempted to believe that evidence of God's presence is found in outward circumstances. We equate good fortune with God's favor and bad fortune with his judgment. So, as long as nothing terrible is happening, God must not be too angry with us, right? We are free to go on sinning. Such foolish assumptions must be crushed. Therefore, God must constantly remind us where he intends to be found—in the gospel. He makes himself present in Word and sacraments. Because he is always present, we realize the urgent need to turn away from the sin he despises. Because his presence is graciously hidden, we are drawn to him for forgiveness rather than driven away from him in fear. 

The Bible reading for this message is 1 Corinthians 10:1-13.

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This message is Part 3 in our Lenten weekend series: Crushed.

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On Lenten Wednesdays, we are spending quiet moments pondering the great depths of the seven statements our Savior spoke from the cross. What do these statements tell us about Jesus? He is a Savior like no other. We see this clearly as Jesus takes unbelievable care of his mother, even as he suffers agony on the cross. As the son of his mother and the Son of God, he provides for his mother Mary and perfectly obeys his heavenly Father.

The Bible reading for this message is John 19:26-27.

This message is Part 3 in our Lenten midweek series: A Savior Like No Other.

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We would all like a shortcut to glory. Yet to follow Jesus on a path where the cross comes before the crown, well, that puts us out of step with the world. Thankfully, the determination required to walk this path starts with Jesus and not us. Because of his determination, we are offered a glory far superior to anything the world can offer. 

The Bible reading for this message is Jeremiah 26:8-15.

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This message is Part 2 in our Lenten weekend series: Crushed.

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